Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '23 at 16:18
Run Duration	739 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1,121 100% 848 Pts	64-Core 2,194 136% 2,194 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 97%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% XFX(1EAE 6901) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 250 Parallax 502 200% 333 fps	MRender 391 Gravity 208 Splatting 332 254% 310 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 209%
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 8D95) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.02 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.7% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 56.7 49% 58.7 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 59.6 49% 59.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB301D36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1032 709 1308 514 531 691 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,845 Write 1,499 Mixed 1,379 SusWrite 797 360% 1,630 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76.6 259% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,189 DQ Write 937 DQ Mixed 916 726% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 309%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 48GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,501 Write 1,646 Mixed 219 317% 1,456 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 84.7 283% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,374 DQ Write 979 DQ Mixed 280 452% 878 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 370%
Realtek RTL9210 NVME 500GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 25GB free Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 726 649 582 671 762 765 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 797 Write 252 Mixed 314 SusWrite 692 114% 514 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 43.7 141% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 0.2 69% 168 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 126%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 8GB 1,838 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 1GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 27.4 Write 14.6 Mixed 13.9 21% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 3.1 161% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 13%
JMicron Generic DISK00 4TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		4K Read 1.1 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 73%
JMicron Generic DISK02 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 81GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.2 Write 0.5 SusWrite 0.1 0% 0.27 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 68%
JMicron Generic DISK03 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 34GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Write 0.7 SusWrite 0.1 1% 0.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
KLEVV KD4AGU880-36A180C KD4AGU880-32A160U KD4AGU880-36A180C KD4AGU880-32A160U 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 40.1 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 38.7 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%

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Gaming 207%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 248%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	172x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	108x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	71x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16